The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-05-07
RICH MEMS SONS.
The Kind oF Work which the World Ex-
peers Them to Perform and Perfect.

The Kind OF Work which the World Ex-
poets Then to Perform and Perfect.
Not oaly should the children of
wealthy parents receive the most liberal
education thar the country affords, bat
they should be expected 10 make good
use of il in after life- As professional
men, with complete immunity from the
cares incident to poverty. they should
deepen and widen the tracks that others
are prone To follow. and institute sys-
tematic reforms. As men of state. far
removed from partisan Jrrife, they
should draw their.p principles direct frOra
history aad from science. and lay the
foundations of an ideal government. As
men Of letters they could be content with
nothing less than the best. whether in the
manner or matter of their work. As
men of science. not obliged to make
their investigations Yield them pecun-
iary return. they, of all others. should
devote themselves To the pursuit of truth
for its own sake, which. paraioxical as
II may sound, has always proved the
most important and really practical Of
all human labor.
Now Nlttl lsit iIl-fAAtiU dzG btlUtlliS
of those who possess wealth l. that they
employ it in the proper direction Of
their activities. No right-mindled arti-
san begrudges the millionaire his mill
ions. The manufacturer, the merchant
and even the railroad king are stirring,
Industrious men. They organize the
production. exchange and distribution
of wealth. aud are essential to society.
So of other industrial operations. Con-
centrated capital is Indispensable to
their prosecution on an adequate scale.
And those on whom devolves the duty
| of conducting these industries, and
who accept and perform this duty as
| responsible citizens, are not envied nor
denounced by sober-minded people
| however widely their lots may differ.
! But honest and industrious people,
| those who with hand or brain labor for
society. create its wealth, and effect its
| proper disttibution-all. in fact. who
really work-have right to complain
| that so much of the wealth of their
creation has fallen into the hands of
4 idle persons who despise every form of
/ labor, even the ennobling pursuit of
| science, art and authorship. They do
not ask them to take up the black
smiths sledge, the carpenters hammer
or the mason's trowel. They even pre-
| fer that they devote themselves to
/ higher and really more useful labors-
! labors which their leisure, means and
independence peculiarly fit them to
perform thoroughly and we'll Prof
Z. z. Ward, IN Forum.
MIR. Black, l have called to sec
why you haven't taken any notice OF
my repeated duns?'' Silence is gol.
den,' you know, Mr.. White "Well,
now. it seems to me burned sight
more like brass. 1t won't pay any
bills. Philadelphia Call.
Pretty waiter-girl (to regular board.
er)-What kind of soup viii you have
to-day, Charley? Charley Gn fascin.
ating manner) Dwell. weally, hardly
know, V y'know. What kind would you
advise me to take, Jennie? Pretty
waiter-girl Gnnocently)-Noodle soup
Charley.-N. Y. San.
She (emphatically)-"How kind ot
nature to bestow on the blind the fac
ulty of distinguishing colors by tho
sense of touch!' He philosophically)
'.Yes: but it is not altogether cor
fined to the sightless. In this hare
world, fellow needn't be blind to fee
| blue. - Chicago Standard.